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Combatting bigotry the gayest way I know howSun, 12 Jun 2016 22:11:18 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.13Happy Holidays From Slaphttp://www.slapupsidethehead.com/2011/12/happy-holidays-from-slap/
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:00:46 +0000http://www.slapupsidethehead.com/?p=5633Well, I’m off to the prairies for the holidays, spreading all sorts of seasonal merry cheerfulness with friends and family. This does mean, however, that there shan’t be any updates until my glorious return in the new year.

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Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:00:06 +0000http://www.slapupsidethehead.com/?p=4456Well, I’m headed out west for the holidays, visiting family in Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria. That means no updates until the new year, I’m afraid.

Until then, have a super Christmanukkahwanza, and a fantastically amazing new year! Feel free to interact with me and other Slap fans on the Slap Facebook Page, and on Twitter. Also, here’s a zombie Santa.

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Mon, 24 May 2010 10:00:47 +0000http://www.slapupsidethehead.com/?p=3701Well, it’s Victoria Day in Canada. For those unfamiliar with this grim holiday, tradition demands that one citizen be selected by lottery and sacrificed to appease the ghost of Queen Victoria. This goes back to the mid 19th century, where the vengeful Queen wished this curse on Canada as reparation for Princess Louise’s terrifying sleigh accident in February of 1840. Of course, nowadays the sacrificial ceremony is all done in effigy as solemn historical remembrance. Queen Victoria, having calmed herself a bit in the afterlife, seems to be OK with it. Regular posts will resume on Wednesday. Have a great holiday, kids!
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Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:00:10 +0000http://www.slapupsidethehead.com/2007/12/slappy-holidays-everyone/

Hey kids!

Well, I’m taking a short break for the holidays.

On behalf of this abstract collection of electronic bits called a website, have an exceptionally fantastic holiday! And, for those that celebrate it, may your Christmas be joyful and gay… in a homosexual way, if applicable.

It’s Thanksgiving in Canada today, so I’m taking the day off. In the meantime, though, here’s some quick Canadian Thanksgiving trivia for those living elsewhere:

Most people know that Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated today and Canadian Halloween is celebrated on American Thanksgiving, but few people know there are differences in Thanksgiving dinner customs. Americans, apparently, roast their turkey in the oven instead of serving it as raw, seasoned slices for dinner guests to pierce with a fourche à foin and cook over nutmeg-scented candles. Also, since the Canadian climate is not suitable for growing potatoes or carrots, mashed acorns and goat cheese are more common. After dinner, it’s customary to tip the hostess by putting some loonies, toonies, or foonies into a toque in the middle of the dining table.

Sadly, I won’t get to see my family at Thanksgiving this year, but I’ve still a lot to be thankful for. Have a great holiday, kids!

Today is a holiday here in Canada. So, in lieu of my usual post, I present my exclusive interview with Prime Minister Stephen Harper or a reasonable facsimile:

Stephen, thank you so much for agreeing to this interview.

I am Harper.

Now, you’ve been an outspoken opponent of same-sex marriage and made a promise to re-visit the issue on the first day of campaigning for the 2006 election. Why, after eight consecutive court rulings affirming same-sex marriage, a federal law, and years of parliamentary debate, did you feel this was necessary?

The first time I stared blankly into my wife’s eyes and shook her hand in marriage, I knew traditions were traditional. Let me just say this: Canada’s New Government™.

The Court Challenges Program was an inexpensive way for the government to ensure its citizens could challenge unconstitutional laws. This program was cut last autumn. In light of the Language Commissoner’s findings that this cut violated the Officials Languages Act, will the Conservative government re-instate the program?

Scoff. I hardly think it’s the government’s job to protect its citizens’ rights.